easterly

See also: Easterly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English easter

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-West Germanic *-līk

Old English -līċ

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English easterly

From easter + -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.stə.li/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.stɚ.li/

Noun

easterly (plural easterlies)

2. (meteorology) Any persistent wind from the east (usually a broad current or belt of easterly winds).

Translations

wind blowing from the east

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 東風 / 东风 (dung¹ fung¹)

  Mandarin: 東風 / 东风 (zh) (dōngfēng)

• Danish: østenvind (da) c
• Hindi: पुरवाई (hi) f (purvāī), पुरवैया (hi) f (purvaiyā)
• Japanese: 東風 (ja) (kochi), 東風 (ja) (kochikaze)

  Old Japanese: 東風

• Latin: orientalis (la) m or f, orientale n
• Russian: восто́чный ве́тер m (vostóčnyj véter)
• Swedish: östanvind (sv) c, östan (sv), östlig vind
• Ukrainian: схі́дний ві́тер m (sxídnyj víter)

See also

• equatorial easterly
• tropical easterly
• polar easterly

Adjective

easterly (comparative more easterly, superlative most easterly)

1. (usually of the wind) Coming from the east; originating in the east.

   Synonyms: eastly, westward, westbound

   Antonyms: westerly, eastward, eastbound

   Coordinate terms: northerly, southerly; northeasterly, southeasterly, northwesterly, southwesterly

   an easterly wind;   an easterly breeze

   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 337, about St Abbs:

     The village itself is built on a ridge above the harbour, rows of sturdy cottages over which spume is hurled by easterly gales.

2. Facing the east; directed towards the east.

   Synonyms: eastbound, eastward, eastly

   Antonyms: westerly, westbound, westward

   Coordinate terms: northerly, southerly; northeasterly, southeasterly, northwesterly, southwesterly

   an easterly course;   an easterly voyage

3. Located towards or in the east.

   Synonyms: eastern, eastward, eastly

   Antonyms: westerly, western, west

   Coordinate terms: northerly, southerly; northeasterly, southeasterly, northwesterly, southwesterly

   the easterly side of the lake

Derived terms

• beasterly
• easterliness

Related terms

• Beast from the East
• easter
• east wind, eastwind
• northeaster, noreaster
• southeaster

Translations

from/to the east

• Esperanto: orienta
• Galician: soán
• Russian: восто́чный (ru) m (vostóčnyj)
• Swedish: östlig (sv), ostlig (sv)
• Ukrainian: схі́дний (uk) m (sxídnyj)

Adverb

easterly (comparative more easterly, superlative most easterly)

1. In an eastward direction or position; towards the east.
2. From the east.

Synonyms

• eastly

Translations

from the east

• Esperanto: oriente (eo)
• Old Norse: austan

Anagrams

• tresayle